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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 276 · 2001
Kalna
Winner — 2001
ANJU KAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.3%AITC 37.2%3 others 8.5%
Votes
79,401
54.3% share
Winning margin
24,953
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
87.4%
of 1,67,301
Kalna is a safe seat — ANJU KAR won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANJU KAR | Left Front | 79,401 | 54.3% |
| 2 | BANERJEE SRIDHAR |  AITC | 54,448 | 37.2% |
| 3 | SHANKAR HALDER | BJP | 8,135 | 5.6% |
| 4 | HEMANTA MUKHERJEE | PDS | 2,932 | 2.0% |
| 5 | JAGANNATH MONDAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,349 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (258th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
258th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.3%AITC 37.2%BJP 5.6%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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